Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-02

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IN the territory frat.
UNION COUNTY.
. Missionary Amid Hts stalwart
Wheat and Forests OF Corn-A
G0odly Lam
Correspondence Press and Dakotaian
Dakota, August LIN less
than two hours upon leaving the North
depot in Yankton we found us-
selves standing upon the platform at
the station in Alcester. This is the last
before reaching Hawarden, nine
miles distant. At Centreville a passen-
ger took a seat In the cars who was
pointed out to me as w. w. Wilton, esq,
who had some position on the right OF
way and location of towns on the North
western road and from the fact that he
did not have to show his ticket as others
did he was still ON officer of the railroad
company. Alcester is q small town con-
tanning at this writing but q single store.
at q previous visit in the spring it had
two stores but support was only equal
to one. There has been in lieu of
the departed store q new hotel built
which is about ready for business. This
needed improvement will be greatly
welcomed by the travelling public. There
lie no saloon in the place but as a COM
pensation for this loss to lovers OF beer.
the Yankton brewery sends the we'll
known kegs with red ends by express SO
that instead of the fosmlng beverage by
the glass they can be supplied by the
gallon. The inhabitants about the village
are largely foreign, l was so informed.
Mr.. E. d. Disbrow, n of
our we'll known college students,
soon fitted mp q two horse top buggy
rig to take US out into the adjoining
country among the farms that we might
see the splendid views on exhibition
there to be seen. The wheat and oats
were mostly in the shock. In some fields
the self binders were hard at wotk. We
we're taken inside q fifty acre field of
wheat all in the shook, owned by the
enterprising lumber man of the village,
MIR. A. s.. Disbrow. The yield of this
field will net twenty-five bueheIs to the
acre, if not thirty bushels, which some
think it will fully reach. Phe number
OF groves of timber of large growth in
size OF the trees with the undulatlnR
surface of the country gives ii a very
pleasant look and m axes M almost
think he is among the hills of the Bay or
Keystone states. In our ride we passed
the Blue Line ditcher and mole
draining outfit of G. w. Grinstead, OF
Omaha, Nebraska. The motive power
consisted of twenty. five burly beasts
not unlike the famous bulls OF Bashon
spoken off in bible tlmes. The ditohel
leaves daily behind 800 rods OF we'll cut
ditch of seventeen inch dimensions.
We called upon Mr.. G.. w. Finn two
miles northeast of town, to encourage
his son to come to Yankton college az
one Of its students next term. Mr.. Finn
was one OF the first settlers in this part
of Union county. His first breaking on
his homestead was begun sixteen years
ago. He built his shanty from cotton
wood lumber sod roof when he had only
two families for neiehbors, one q mil.
and the other two miles distant. Both O
them lived 10 sod houses. Three miles
east was the lene oak tree growing, The
only tree in this part of Union county
When Mr.. Finn first came to this neigh
borhood for three years no grass could
be out for hay without going to til,
bottom lands OF the BruIe creek, or late
called the Bruie slough, where thi
stream takes its rise. He was also I'm
fortunate in his search for water. at frs
digging six wells before his efforts wer,
rewarded with success, The last at
tempt was a glorious success, plenty o
water clear, good tasting and cool
Without the help OF such water, for "
drank of this refreshing beverage, ever.
farmer or householder could not regart
1t otherwise than O treasure invaluable
In the town we found Mr.. a. L. Disbro,
doing a good business in the lumbe
trade averaging sales to the amount o
fifty ($50.00) dollars daily, ome month
his sales reaching So 700 per month
Yesterday after the writer had presente,
the claims of Yankton college, MI. Dis
brow, a deacon OF the church and super
intendent of the Sunday school, rose /
his seat without knowledge ON th
part OF the speaker of his intention {
saying a word, urging the debt {
gratitude the people OF Aleester we,
under to the Yankton Congregation
church in furnishing $3.50 for o year j
the support OF the Rev. Bell in his frs
year in this field, and in view of tn
fact the people should do what the
could to support Yankton college. B,
: the best agents for the college IRE to I
found in the students OF the colleR
|, from whom we received a most cordi
0 greeting to the open fields, e. d. Di
" brow, Miss l.. A. Disbrow and N
Q Henry Trip, 30 we'll known in Yankt.
9 society, ard J. Morris who has his hon
at President McYay's. 1t is 9 pride
8 say that the sight of these inspired 4
writer in speaking in behalf Of the OF
Z lege, for he could point to these
living samples.
The first burial iu the northern pa